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title: Coach Certifications
description: "Pony Club coach certifications are categorised in the following way: - Disclosure Checks - Safeguarding Certificates - First Aid Courses - CPD Courses ## Disclosure Checks The following disclosure checks can be added to a coach on PELHAM - **DBS**checks…"
url: "https://pelham.pcuk.org/SupportGuides/coach-certifications/"
updated: "2025-12-11"
category: Coaches and Volunteers
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# Coach Certifications

Pony Club coach certifications are categorised in the following way:

- Disclosure Checks
- Safeguarding Certificates
- First Aid Courses
- CPD Courses

## Disclosure Checks

The following disclosure checks can be added to a coach on PELHAM

- **DBS**checks must be held by any coach who teaches in **England**and **Wales**
- **PVG**Checks must be held by any coach who teaches in **Scotland**
- **Access NI**checks must be held by any coach who teaches in **Northern Ireland**

## First Aid Courses

The following first aid qualifications can be added to a coach on PELHAM:

- **EFAW**(Emergency First Aid at Work) - 1 day course
- **FAW**(First Aid at Work) - 3 day course
- **BHS**Initial First Aid - 2 day Initial Course / 1 Day Refresher
- **Medical Professional** - Used when a coach has a first aid qualification as a part of their job (e.g. Paramedic)

## Safeguarding Courses

The following safeguarding course types can be added to a coach in PELHAM:

- **Face-to-Face**(must be done initially, then every alternate refresher must be face-to-face)
- **Online**(can be taken as a refresher course if the coach’s previous one was face-to-face)